Poaceae
Kuma bamboo grass
Sasa veitchii
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Sasa
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Common names
By language (5)
- Catalan
- Kumazasa
- Chinese
- 維奇赤竹, 维奇赤竹, 维氏熊竹, 山白竹, 箬竹, 隈笹
- English
- Kuma bamboo grass
- Japanese
- クマザサ, タンチクヨウ, 淡竹葉, 熊笹, 隈笹
- Welsh
- Bambŵ brith
Synonyms
- Arundinaria albo-marginata f. minor Makino
- Arundinaria albomarginata (Franch. & Sav.) Makino
- Arundinaria veitchii (Carrière) N.E.Br.
- Bambusa senanensis var. albo-marginata U.J.Faurie ex Hack.
- Bambusa senanensis var. albomarginata Franch. & Sav.
- Bambusa veitchii Carrière
- Phyllostachys bambusoides var. albomarginata Miq.
- Sasa albomarginata (Franch. & Sav.) Makino & Shibata
- Sasa veitchii f. minor (Makino) Nakai
- Sasa veitchii f. persimilis (Koidz.) Sad.Suzuki
- Sasa veitchii f. tyugohensis (Makino) Muroi
- Sasa veitchii f. veitchii
- Sasa veitchii var. myojienensis (Koidz.) S.Suzuki
- Sasa veitchii var. myojinensis (Koidz.) Sad.Suzuki
- Sasa veitchii var. tyugokensis (Makino) Sad.Suzuki
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.